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FTL: Faster Than Light on Twitch — competition and audience

Subset Games· 2012· Linux · PC · iOS · Mac
RPGSimulatorStrategyIndieScience fiction

This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.

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What is FTL: Faster Than Light about?

FTL: Faster Than Light casts the player as the captain of a spacecraft belonging to the Galactic Federation, which is losing a war against a hostile faction known as the Rebellion. The ship's crew has intercepted a data packet carrying information that could turn the conflict in the Federation's favor. Racing to deliver it, the crew must travel across several sectors of space toward Federation headquarters while a large rebel fleet pursues close behind. Along the way, the ship faces hostile vessels, hazards, and difficult choices, with survival depending on the captain's decisions.

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4Room for youClosed off
3Live streamers
151People watching
#2Your spot at 10 viewersof 4

Should I stream FTL: Faster Than Light on Twitch?

4/100 · Closed off· 50 viewers per streamer on paper

Probably not. The two biggest English streams hold 99% of the 151 people watching FTL: Faster Than Light in English, leaving about 1 for everyone else — and the category empties when they log off.

The two biggest English streams hold 99% of the 151 English viewers here, leaving about 1 for everyone else. When they log off, the category empties.

Almost nobody here is available to you — either a couple of streams hold the room, or nobody is watching in English, or the category is empty, or you would be buried.

This reads the room as it is right now — how much of the English-speaking audience is reachable and where you would land — not how many followers you would gain. That depends on you.

Where to buy

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How many people stream FTL: Faster Than Light?

Right now

3 right now, to 151 viewers between them. Counted live from Twitch and refreshed every 15 minutes.

Is FTL: Faster Than Light too saturated on Twitch?

Not crowded, but not open either. Only 3 people are streaming FTL: Faster Than Light, and the two biggest English streams hold 99% of the 151 English viewers — so the room is quiet because the audience is already committed, not because it is waiting for you.

Who you're up against

Biggest streams of 3 live right now

Is FTL: Faster Than Light any good?

Players score it 86 out of 100 from 431 ratings, and critics 89 out of 100.

89Critics5 outlets
86Players431 ratings
84Metacritic

Streamer reviews

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Details

Released
Sep 14, 2012 · 14 years ago
Time to finish
No ending — ongoing game
Playing on Steam
—
Price
$9.99
Modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Rated
ESRB E10+
Biggest stream
147 (97% of the category)
Typical stream
3 viewers (median)
Count accuracy
Exact — every live stream counted

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Updated Oct 23, 2026, 6:55 PM UTC